,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1     
#bjba,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
establish a research1 development1      
demonstration1 and deployment program to
 improve the efficiency1 increase the   
durability1 and reduce the cost of      
producing hydrogen using electrolyzers1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,advancing the ,clean ,hydrogen ,future 
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,purposes ,the      
purposes of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to     
enhance the leadership role of the      
,united ,states in the widespread use of
 renewable energy and clean energy      
technologies2  7#b7 to reduce greenhouse
 emissions in the ,united ,states by    
increasing the supply of economical     
hydrogen for use in transportation1     

industrial1 and power-generation        
applications2  7#c7 to support existing 
electrolyzer research1 development1 and 
demonstration efforts of the            
,department1 including the ,h#b,,new    
consortium of ,national ,laboratories   
and the hydrogen and fuel cell          
community1 which was established by the 
,office of ,hydrogen and ,fuel ,cell    
,technologies of the ,department and    
focuses on making large-scale           
electrolyzers more durable1 efficient1  
and affordable2 and  7#d7 to promote job
 creation in the ,united ,states through
 the manufacturing of advanced clean    
energy technologies1 including through  
the manufacturing of electrolyzers and  
associated systems4  #c4 ,hydrogen      
electrolysis research1 development1     
demonstration1 and deployment program   
7a7 ,definitions  7#a7 ,department ,the 
term ,department means the ,department  
of ,energy4  7#b7 ,electrolysis ,the    
term electrolysis means a process that  
uses electricity to split water into    

hydrogen and oxygen4  7#c7 ,electrolyzer
 ,the term electrolyzer means a system  
that produces hydrogen using            
electrolysis4  7#d7 ,eligible entity    
,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7  
an institution of higher education2     
7,b7 a nongovernmental organization2    
7,c7 a ,national ,laboratory2  7,d7 a   
federally recognized ,tribal government 
or ,tribal organization2  7,e7 a private
 entity2 and  7,f7 a partnership or     
consortium of #b or more entities       
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,e74  7#e7 ,institution of higher      
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
the term in section #aja7;a7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#f7 ,national   
,laboratory ,the term ,national         
,laboratory has the meaning given the   
term in section #b of the ,energy       
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aehja74  7#g7 ,program ,the term       
program means the program established   

under subsection 7b74  7#h7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  7b7             
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a  
research1 development1 demonstration1   
and deployment program to improve the   
efficiency1 increase the durability1 and
 reduce the cost of producing hydrogen  
using electrolyzers4  7c7 ,coordination 
,in establishing and carrying out the   
program1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7    
coordinate activities carried out under 
this section with-- 7,a7 activities     
carried out under other relevant        
programs of the ,department1 including  
activities carried out by the ,national 
,laboratories2 and  7,b7 activities     
carried out by other relevant ,federal  
agencies2  7#b7 effectively manage      
crosscutting research priorities across 
relevant programs of the ,department1   
including programs carried out by the   
,national ,laboratories2 and  7#c7      

coordinate with the heads of other      
relevant ,federal agencies to ensure the
 effective management of crosscutting   
research priorities shared by the       
,department and those agencies4  7d7    
,collaboration ,in carrying out the     
program1 the ,secretary shall           
collaborate with-- 7#a7 industry2  7#b7 
the ,national ,laboratories2  7#c7 other
 relevant ,federal agencies2  7#d7      
relevant ,state agencies2  7#e7         
institutions of higher education2 and   
7#f7 international bodies with relevant 
scientific and technical expertise4  7e7
 ,goal ,the goal of the program is to   
reduce the cost of hydrogen produced    
using electrolyzers to less than #b per 
kilogram of hydrogen by #bjbf4  7f7     
,duration ,the program shall have a     
duration of #e years4  7g7 ,focus ,the  
program shall focus on research relating
 to1 and the development1 demonstration1
 and deployment of-- 7#a7               
low-temperature electrolyzers1 including
 liquid-alkaline electrolyzers1         

membrane-based electrolyzers1 and other 
advanced electrolyzers1 capable of      
converting intermittent sources of      
electric power to hydrogen with enhanced
 efficiency and durability2  7#b7       
high-temperature electrolyzers that     
combine electricity and heat to improve 
the efficiency of hydrogen production2  
7#c7 advanced reversible fuel cells that
 combine the functionality of an        
electrolyzer and a fuel cell2  7#d7 new 
highly active1 selective1 and durable   
electrolyzer catalysts and              
electro-catalysts that-- 7,a7 greatly   
reduce or eliminate the need for        
platinum group metals2 and  7,b7 enable 
electrolysis of complex mixtures with   
impurities1 including seawater2  7#e7   
modular electrolyzers for distributed   
energy systems and the bulk-power system
 7as defined in section #bae7;a7 of the 
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hbdo7a7772  7#f7 low-cost membranes or 
electrolytes and separation materials   
that are durable in the presence of     

impurities or seawater2  7#g7 improved  
component design and material           
integration1 including with respect to  
electrodes1 porous transport layers and 
bipolar plates1 and balance-of-system   
components1 to allow for scale-up and   
domestic manufacturing of electrolyzers 
at a high volume2  7#h7 hydrogen storage
 technologies2  7#i7 technologies that  
integrate hydrogen production with--    
7,a7 hydrogen compression and drying    
technologies2  7,b7 hydrogen storage2   
and  7,c7 transportation or stationary  
systems2 and  7#aj7 integrated systems  
that combine hydrogen production with   
renewable power generation technologies1
 including hybrid systems with hydrogen 
storage4  7h7 ,grants1 contracts1       
cooperative agreements1 and             
demonstration projects  7#a7 ,grants ,in
 carrying out the program1 the          
,secretary shall award grants1 on a     
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
for projects that the ,secretary        
determines would provide the greatest   

progress toward achieving the goal of   
the program described in subsection 7e74
  7#b7 ,contracts and cooperative       
agreements ,in carrying out the program1
 the ,secretary may enter into contracts
 and cooperative agreements with        
eligible entities and ,federal agencies 
for projects that the ,secretary        
determines would further the purpose of 
the program described in subsection 7b74
  7#c7 ,demonstration projects ,in      
supporting technologies developed under 
the program1 the ,secretary shall fund  
demonstration projects-- 7,a7 to        
demonstrate technologies that produce   
hydrogen using electrolysis2 and  7,b7  
to validate information on the cost1    
efficiency1 durability1 and feasibility 
of commercial deployment of the         
technologies described in subparagraph  
7,a74  7#d7 ,applications ,an eligible  
entity desiring to receive a grant under
 paragraph 7#a71 to enter into a        
contract or cooperative agreement under 
paragraph 7#b71 or to receive funding   

for a demonstration project under       
paragraph 7#c7 shall submit to the      
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7#e7 ,cost sharing ,in        
awarding grants1 entering into contracts
 and cooperative agreements1 and funding
 demonstration projects under this      
section1 the ,secretary shall require   
cost sharing in accordance with section 
#ihh of the ,energy ,policy ,act of     
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceb74  7i7      
,reports  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary shall submit to ,congress #b 
reports describing1 as of the date of   
the applicable report-- 7,a7 the        
activities carried out by the ,secretary
 under this section2 and  7,b7 any      
progress made toward achieving the goal 
of the program described in subsection  
7e74  7#b7 ,timing of submissions ,the  
,secretary shall submit the reports     
described in paragraph 7#a7 by-- 7,a7 in
 the case of the first report1 not later

 than #b years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7 in the
 case of the second report1 not later   
than #f years after that date of        
enactment4  7j7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out the program #bjj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjbb through      
#bjbf1 to remain available until        
expended4